Fouga CM-170 Magister ('Tsukit')
Thirty-six CM-170R aircraft assembled by IAI/Bedek from German supplied kits (c/ns 235 to 250, initially serialled 15, 16, 17 etc. then reserialled in the range 201 to 299).

Up to 114 ex-Luftwaffe aircraft (serialled in 040 to 099 and 101 to 199).

One French-built pattern aircraft c/n 176 assembled as BK101/4X-FDA, later 285. Some additional French kits also supplied including c/ns 251, 254, 257. Total of 126? acquired. Used by FTS for advanced training and light attack duties. 12 aircraft loaned to Uganda 1967-1976, with 6? returned. Up to 9 sold to El Salvador in 1975.

Ten Belgian Air Force Magisters were reported delivered to Israel in the 1980s, but were never used and many were subsequently sold in the US civil market.

Eighty-six examples rebuilt by IAI as Tsukits from 1981 and given c/ns 01 to 86. (Serials 5xx were from Israeli built aircraft and have the ability to trail smoke. 6xx serials were ex-Luftwaffe). Used by FTS for advanced training. Hebrew name means Merlin.

[Table of WGAF serials, c/ns and IDF/AF serials]

Serial	c/no.*	Prev. Identity	Delivered	Fate/Notes
2				Magister, w/o 14 Mar 1969
10				Magister, w/o 27 Dec 1966
34				Magister, w/o 25 May 1965
36				Magister, w/o 4 Sept 1974
38				Magister, w/o 15 Feb 1980
46				Magister, w/o 22 Jan 1967
56				Magister, w/o 4 June 1968
60				Magister, w/o 6 May 1962
71				Magister, w/o 19 Jan 1966
73				Magister, w/o 21 Apr 1963
76				Magister, w/o 21 Apr 1963
82				Magister, w/o 24 Feb 1969
86				Magister, w/o 18 Dec 1974
91				Magister, w/o 1 Jan 1970
92				Magister, w/o 15 Apr 1973
104				Magister, w/o 29 Feb 1976
108				Magister, w/o 5 Jan 1967
151				Magister, w/o 3 Aug 1979
184	278			Magister, Hatzerim museum '212'
187				Magister, w/o 28 Sept 1980
214				Magister, stored Hatzerim museum
501				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim 1993
601				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
602				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
603				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim Feb 2006
604				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
505				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
606	087			ex 088, Tsukit, FTS May 2005
607				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim Feb 2006
609				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim May 2000
610				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim Apr 1999
611				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim 1993
612				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim 1993
613	161			ex 093, Tsukit, stored Hatzerim 1993
614				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim 1993
615				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim 1993
616				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim 1993
617				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim 1993
618				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim 1993
619				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim 1993
620				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim Apr 1999
521	176			ex 285, Tsukit, stored Hatzerim Apr 1999
622				Tsukit, FTS June 2005
623				Tsukit, FTS June 2005
524				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
625				Tsukit, FTS Nov 1999
626				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
627	149			ex 095, Tsukit, FTS June 2002
528	008			ex 272, Tsukit, stored Hatzerim May 2000
629				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim Feb 2006
630	181			ex 152, Tsukit, Hatzerim Museum
631				Tsukit, FTS June 2005
632	146			ex 121, Tsukit noted Jan 1984
533				Tsukit, FTS Apr 2002
634	132			Tsukit, gate guardian Hatzerim, '698' or '693'
635	087			ex 022, Tsukit, stored Hatzerim May 2000
536	022			ex 230, Tsukit, stored Hatzerim May 2000
637	152			ex 122, Tsukit, FTS June 2002
538				Tsukit, FTS Feb 2006
639	214			ex 129, Tsukit, stored Hatzerim Feb 2006
540	016			ex 280, Tsukit, FTS May 2005
541				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
642				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
643				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
644				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
645	190			ex 153, Tsukit, stored Hatzerim May 2000
546				Tsukit, FTS June 2005
647	107			ex 170, Tsukit, preserved Haifa
648	096			ex 163, Tsukit, FTS Apr 2002
549				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
651	232			ex 154, Tsukit, FTS May 2005
652	071			ex 045, Tsukit, stored Hatzerim May 2000
553				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
654	103			ex 116, Tsukit, FTS June 2005
555	002			ex 216, Tsukit, stored Hatzerim May 2000
556				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
557				Tsukit, FTS Apr 2002
558				Tsukit, '658' FTS June 2005
659	111			Tsukit, gate guardian Hatzerim, '698' or '693'
560				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
661				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim 1993
562				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
563				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
564				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
665				Tsukit, stored Hatzerim Apr 1999
666				Tsukit, FTS Apr 2002
667				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
668				Tsukit, FTS May 2000
569				Tsukit, FTS June 2002
670	188			ex 197, Tsukit, stored Hatzerim May 2000
571				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
672				Tsukit, FTS June 2005
673				Tsukit, FTS Nov 1999
674	091			ex 115, Tsukit, Flight Test Centre May 2003
675				Tsukit, FTS Apr 2002
676				Tsukit, FTS June 2002
677	153			ex 111, Tsukit, Hatzerim Museum
678				Tsukit, FTS June 1995
579				Tsukit, FTS June 2002
680				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
681				ex 168 Tsukit, preserved Beit Shemesh May 2000, FTS May 2005
682				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
683				Tsukit, FTS June 2002
584	004			ex 218, Tsukit, stored Hatzerim May 2000
685	234			ex 103, Tsukit, FTS May 2005
686				Tsukit, FTS May 2005
589				Tsukit, noted Mar 1994

* original Magister c/no.

References:

• Air International June 1996
• World Air Forces Directory 2004/05 (Mach III)